Metal shingle and strip



Dec. 26, 1950 A. ALVAREZ, JR 2,535,620

METAL SHINGLE AND STRIP Filed April 21, 1947 2 Sheets-Sheet l Dec. 2

Filed April 21, 1947 A. ALVAREZ, JR

METAL SHINGLE AND STRIP 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 I l 5 III! lllllllllllmllllYllfllll II I IIHIIII unlllml lullmnululmml Patented Dec. 26, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE METAL SHINGLE AND STRIP Alfonso Alvarez, .lr., Upper Montclair, N. J. Application April 21, 1947, Serial No. 742,903

the building wall.

Another object of this invention is to provide an improved metal shingle of the kind to be more particularly described hereinafter, having an insulating body fixed to the metal shingle to provide for the insulation of the building wall.

Another object of this invention is to provide an improved metal shingle and attaching means therefor whereby a strong and durable fireproof shingle is provided and may be readily attached in a speedy manner.

Still another object of this invention is to pro vide an improved shingle supporting strip which will support the lower end of the shingles above this strip and secure the upper end of the lower shingles in such a manner that the shingles are securely fixed to the building and may be readily applied so that the shingles may be attached much quicker than the conventional means for fastening shingles to a building wall.

With the above and other objects in view, my invention consists in the arrangement, combination and details of construction disclosed in the drawings and specification, and then more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a fragmentary front elevation of a building wall composed of shingles and building strips constructed according to an embodiment of this invention,

Figure 2 is a vertical section taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1,

Figure 3 is a transverse section taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 1,

Figure 4 is a rear elevation of a single shingle.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of a shingle supporting strip,

Figure 6 is a fragmentary section of one side of a shingle,

Figure '7 is a fragmentary section of the other side of the shingle for engagement with the side shown in Figure 6,

Figure 8 is a fragmentary front elevation of 6 Claims. (Cl. 108-17) a building wall composed of a modified form of shingles, and

Figure 9 is a fragmentary transverse section taken on the line 99 of Figure 8.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral l0 designates generally a building wall of a building, wherein the wall is made of the cellulose material or thin wood customarily used in this type of building fabrication.

A shingle supporting strip l I and metal shingle l2 constructed according to an embodiment of this invention, are fixed to the building wall In by nails I4 or other suitable fastening devices, in the relation shown in Figure 2.

The shingle ii! is formed of an outer strip or plate of sheet metal l5, having a strip of insulate ing material it fixed on the rear side thereof. The shingles l2 may be of" any size, as the size of conventional shingles or may be elongated to extend either between adjacent vertical studs of a building or any other suitable length.

The metal body I 5 is bent inwardly at its lower end to provide a lower wall I1, and thenreverted to provide a substantially U-shaped lower end l8. The U-shaped lower end I8 is so constructed that the body or plate l5 forms one arm thereof, the lower wall ll forms the bight, and the reverted section l9 forms the other arm. The free end of the arm I9 is reverted again inwardly to provide a downwardly extending flange 20. The upper end of the body l5 terminates along with the upper edge of the insulating body it.

One side of the body !5 is bentback and deverted to provide a U-shaped keeper 2!. The

1 body I5 is adapted to abut the inner side of the inner arm 22 of the keeper 2!. The outer arm 24 of the keeper 2! is spaced slightly outward from the arm 22 to provide a space 25 between the arms. The other side of the plate l5 is bent backward substantially parallel to the keeper 2| to form a flange 2E. The flange 25 is spaced slightly outwardly away from the side edge of the insulating body [5.

When the shingles l2 are assembled they are interlocked along their abutting edges by the flanges 26 engaging between the arms 22 and 24 in the space 25 of an adjacent shingle l2.

For supporting the shingles 12 on the wall I0, there is provided an improved shingle supporting strip f l. The shingle supporting strip II is formed of an elongated strip of sheet metal or other suitable material, and is either bent or otherwise formed to the desired shape. When formed of sheet metal the strip H is formed with a flat-Wall abutting surface 30, being bent out- 3 wardlyat right angles to provide an outwardly extending flange 53! at the lower end of the wall abutting strip 30.

The strip H is then bent downwardly and reverted at the outer end of the flange 3| to form a U-shaped keeper 3 2. The U-shaped keeper 32 is formed with substantially vertical and parallel arms 3 and 55, connected by a lower bight 36. Longitudinally spaced apart openings 31 are formed in the wall abutting portion 30 of the strip I 1, through which the nails M are adapted to engage for securing the strip H to the wall. The flange 3! of the strip H is of a length sub stantially the same as the thickness of the shingle represented by the metal body and the insulating body is so that the upper end of a shingle may be clamped to the wall vI ll bythe innerarm 34 of the keeper 32.

In Figure 8 there is shown a modified form of this invention in which the sheet metal shingle is formed with-a metal outer body 15a, *Which is corrugated or ribbed. The ribs 49 of the shingle |2a add :stififness and strength to the shingle and provide for the improved appearance thereof.

'In the use and application of these shingles, the shingle strips ii are secured to the wall it near the lower edge first. The shingles l2 are then engaged with the supporting strip :1 fl by engaging the flange 2e over the outer arm '35 of the keeper 3;. for supporting the lower end of the shingles. Acomplete row of shingles is thus applied to'the wall and then the strip H is fixed to the wall at the npper edge of this row of shingles. The upper Strip i i is fixed so that the upper .edge of the shingle i2 is clamped between the wall and th arm at with the flange 3! covering the upper edge of the lower shingles. In thism-anner an efficient insulating and weather proof 'wall is provided which may be constructed in a minimum amount or time.

I do not mean to confine myself to the exact details of construction herein disclosed, but claim all variations falling within the purview of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. .An improved shingle comprising a metal body, insulating material'fix'ed under one surface of said body, a reverted 'U-shaped lower end on said body encompassing the lower edge of said insulating material. and a reverted downwardly extending shingle attaching hook on the inner edge of said U-shaped lower end of said body.

2. An improved shingle comprising a metal body, a U-shaped lower edge on said body, said body forming one arm of said U-shaped edge, the other arm of said Ll shaped edge being reverted 5 forming a depending supporting flange on said shingle, a flange on one side edge of said body, and a U-shaped keeper on the opposite side edge whereby adjacent shingles may be interlocked at their adjacent side edges.

3. An improved metal shingle comprising a corrugated body, a reverted U-shaped lower edge on said body, a dependin supporting flange on the inner arm of said lower edge, an inwardly extending flange on one side edge of said body, and an outwardly opening U-shaped keeper on the opposite side edge whereby adjacent shingles may be interlocked at their adjacent side edges.

d. An improved. shingle comprising a metal body. a reverted U-shaped lower edge formed on said body, supporting flange depending from the free edge of the nner arm of said Ushaped lower edge, an inwardly extending flange on one side edge of said body, and an outwardly opening U-shaped keeper on the opposite side edge where by adjacent similar shingles be interengaged at their adjacent side edges.

An improved metal shingle comprising a flat body, a reverted U-shaped lower edge formed on said body, a supporting flange reverted from the r edge of the free arm of said U-shaped edge, 'ardly flange on one side edge their adjacent side edges.

in improved metal. shingle as set forth claf including insulating material fixed on the im..er surface of said body.

ALFON'SG ALVAREZ, JR.

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